France Offers Asylum To Iraqi Christians

WochitJul. 28, 2014. 04:25 AM EST

France said on Monday it was ready to welcome Christians from northern Iraq who have been told by...
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France said on Monday it was ready to welcome Christians from northern Iraq who have been told by the al Qaeda offshoot group now ruling the region to either covert to Islam, pay a religious levy or face death. Islamic State insurgents seized large swathes of northern Iraq last month, prompting hundreds of Christian families in Mosul to flee a city which has hosted the faith since its earliest years.
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